Levis 1947... 4 or 5 button rise?

[tm1210]

Had a pair a few years back and can't remember. On some of the Rakuten sites it looks like they're a 4 button rise like...

http://item.rakuten.co.jp/hinoya/47501-0017/

I know the others are 5 button. Could someone clear this up for me? Cheers.

[Olle]

Bad repro, I've got two 501s from 47 and they're both 5 buttons. Actually the front pockets looks a bit wierd too, look for them at some other place before buying them.

[Dick Danger]

I've seen old Levis with only four buttons like that. I'm not sure about how old they were though.

[watchman]

my LVC repros and my cane repros have 5 buttons

[choice_genes]

I'm not totally sure on how it works with LVC stuff, but with evisu, anything below 30" has 4 buttons, and anything above has 5 buttons. Might this be the case with LVC etc as well?

[rnrswitch]

My 2004 LVC 47s have 5 buttons, but when they are photographed as in that Rakuten link, they look like 4 buttons. This is because the bottom button is so close to the crotch it is covered up. It is almost impossible to button and really is quite pointless seeing as how for the longest time I went without buttoning it (cuz I couldn't get it buttoned), but when I finally got it buttoned I haven't unbuttoned it since. Mine are a size 30, so I guess it could be right at the cutoff to go from 5 buttons to 4.

[tm1210]

Got ya! I thought that might have been it.

[cheapmuthafukr]

my lvc in size 29 has 4

[rnrswitch]

Cheapo...... are you lying? I didn't think you had any LVCs.

[cheapmuthafukr]

some ebayed 55s... tho i thought i was getting 47s from the pic in the auction.

[rnrswitch]

Ahhhhh... hah.

[mikeobike]

hi!

why they have not the small circle r on the red tab ? i think every repro has this small detail ????

can you help me !

MIKe

[cultpop 0217]

hi!

why they have not the small circle r on the red tab ? i think every repro has this small detail ????

can you help me !

MIKe

it is not there because levis in 1947 did not yet have it.

[mikeobike]

i know this! the circle r was made from the 50's again

but all my us/euro-repro's have the circle r - also the models from 1937,1944,1947 !!!

i thought it is the big differentiated between original vintage and reproduction

a red tab without the circle r is a real vintage item !? this tab without the r is new for me ....

i think: in 50years it is hard to differentiate is it a heavy-used repro from 2005 or a original from the 1950's

what is the ultimate feature to differentiate ?? there are also repro's without number on the top button and there are originals without numbers ............

i don't know ? there must be a feature !?!?!?!?!?

thank you